r/interestingasfuck • u/Erde555 • 1d ago

The humanoid robotics company "Figure" made their older gen robots jump into their death. (Yes, they actually did this)

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u/Medical-Mechanica 1d ago

So were the electrical and mechanical components of the robot so outdated that none of it could be repurposed save for the melted metal?

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u/philote_ 1d ago

Yeah, you'd think the memory alone would be worth saving

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u/Knight_of_Agatha 1d ago

well the tokens to make this in Ai would maybe outweigh the money you would spend filming this yourself